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<body><h2>Biological Science Technician (TERM-LS) - Dixon, CA</h2>
<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Duties</b></h2>
<h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Summary</b></h3>
<p></p><div><p><b>What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position?<br/>
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<b>After 3-6 months, selectee may be transitioned to the other duty stations (Suisun City, CA or Fremont, CA) as needed. Relocation expenses will not be covered for the duration of this appointment.</b></p>
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Salary: $45,660 (Step 01) to $59,359 (Step 10); <b>NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at the Step 01.</b></p><br/>
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</div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Responsibilities</b></h3>
<p></p><div><p><b>This vacancy is limited to the first 50 applications received and will close at midnight Eastern Time on the day this application limit is reached regardless of the closing date specified in this vacancy announcement. Any application received prior to midnight Eastern Time of the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and considered. You are strongly encouraged to submit all required supporting documents at the time of application should the vacancy close earlier than stated in this announcement due to the applicant limit being reached. Supporting documents will not be accepted once the vacancy announcement closes.</b></p>
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As a Biological Science Technician within the Western Ecological Research Center, some of your specific duties will include:</b></p>
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<li>Leads a field crew and coordinate activities to collect waterbird data and/or species to support scientific studies</li><li>Collects, records, summarizes, organizes and/or files data using a variety of standardized methods and techniques</li><li>Assists in conducting laboratory analyses and manage laboratory equipment to support scientific studies</li><li>Runs computer programs to enter, verify, mange and manipulate data and data files in automated databases and/or geographic information systems</li><li>Performs routine data analyses and prepares data summaries</li><li>Processes and evaluates the quality and validity of field and laboratory data. Assists in identifying erroneous data</li></ul></div><p></p><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Travel Required</b></h3>
<p>Occasional travel - An average of 2 nights per month.</p>
</div><div><div><h5 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Supervisory status
</b></h5><p>No
</p></div><div><h5 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Promotion Potential
</b></h5><p>07
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<p>0404 Biological Science Technician
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<h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Requirements</b></h2>
<h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Conditions of Employment</b></h3>
<ul><li>Applicants must be U.S. Citizens</li><li>Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation</li><li>Selectee may be subject to serving a one-year trial period</li><li>Selectee must provide a valid state driver's license &amp; safe driving record</li><li>Selectee subject to successful completion of a pre-employment medical exam</li><li>More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information</li></ul><p></p><p>This vacancy is limited to the first<b> 50</b> applications received and will close at midnight Eastern Time on the day this application limit is reached regardless of the closing date specified in this vacancy announcement. Any application received prior to midnight Eastern Time of the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and considered. <b>You are strongly encouraged to submit all required supporting documents at the time of application should the vacancy close earlier than stated in this announcement due to the applicant limit being reached. Supporting documents will not be accepted once the vacancy announcement closes.</b></p>
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Are There Any Special Requirements For This Position?</b></p>
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<li>Because this position requires travel for official business, the selectee will be required to apply for a charge card within 30 calendar days of appointment. Individuals who have delinquent account balances from a previous Government charge card will be required to satisfy their existing obligation before a new card can be issued</li><li>You will be required to operate a government-owned or leased vehicle in the performance of your official duties. Applicants for this position must meet the following requirements: 1) Possession of a valid State driver’s license and 2) Possess a safe driving record. If selected, you will be required to provide proof of a valid State License and a copy of your driving record</li><li>The candidate selected must obtain a favorable medical exam at federal expense</li><li>A background investigation will be required for this position. Continued employment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination</li><li>The work environment varies from laboratory setting to field sites and offices. The work involves moderate risks and discomforts such as high noise levels and exposure to chemicals, adverse weather conditions and extreme temperatures that may require following specials safety procedures</li><li>Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system</li></ul><p></p><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Qualifications</b></h3>
<div><p>For information on basic qualifications, which includes information on whether you may substitute education for specialized experience, please click on the following: https://www.usgs.gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/biological-science-technician-gs-0404.<br/>
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If you are qualifying based on specialized experience, you must meet the requirements listed below:</p>
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Applicants must meet one of the following to qualify for the GS-07 level: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 level in the Federal service that is in or related to the duties of this position. Specialized experience may include work as a technician or aid in a research activity or control program work, nursery work that required the growing and maintenance of plants in a controlled environment, or work comparable to that with a large dairy farm where production records, animal environment, and sanitary conditions were kept in accordance with modern dairy practice if it equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Farming experience that was not performed in a controlled environment, or experience as a laborer who was not responsible for planning and scheduling his/her own work, but only performed assigned tasks, would not qualify as specialized experience.</p>
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Examples of GS-06 level assignments include: 1) collecting insect and disease samples and assisting in the identification &amp; damage assessment of any problems they have caused; compiling and summarizing data from surveys, biological evaluations, and pilot tests; and/or running routine computer programs and checking resulting data for inconsistencies; 2) assembling basic information on fish and/or wildlife populations such as habitat use, sex and age structure, seasonal movement and harvest characteristics; 3) assuming responsibility for limited projects such as maintaining a network of seasonal traps; 4) collecting anatomical materials and making preliminary assessments of such things as habitat preference and population dynamics. For examples 1-4, a designated authority initially provided direction on the priorities and objectives for work assignments and assisted with any unusual situations that did not have clear precedents.</p>
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**OR applicants may substitute successful completion of 1 year of appropriate graduate level education (18 semester hours, 27 quarter hours or the equivalent) in biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture, or mathematics or other field of study directly related to the work of this position for the required 1 year of specialized experience if it provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of this position.</p>
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**OR applicants may substitute a combination of appropriate specialized experience (as described above) and appropriate graduate level education (as described above) that is beyond the first 1/2 year of progressive graduate study to meet the qualification requirements. <b>(CLICK </b><b>HERE</b><b> FOR DETAILS ON HOW TO COMBINE GRADUATE EDUCATION AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE)</b></p>
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You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.</p>
</div></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Education</b></h3>
<p></p><ul><li>Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience</li><li>Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.usgs.gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/how-foreign-education-evaluated-federal-jobs </li></ul></div><p></p><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Additional information</b></h3>
<p></p><div><ul><li>Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position</li><li>Under Executive Order 11935, only United States citizens and nationals (residents of American Samoa and Swains Island) may compete for civil service jobs. Agencies are permitted to hire non-citizens only in very limited circumstances where there are no qualified citizens available for the position</li><li>USGS employees are subject to Title 43, USC Section 31(a) and may not: (a) have any personal, private, direct or indirect interest in lands or mineral wealth of lands under survey; (b) have any substantial personal, private, direct or indirect interests in any private mining or mineral enterprise doing business with the United States; or (c) execute surveys or examinations for private parties or corporations</li><li>The application contains information subject to the Privacy Act (P.L. 93-579, 5 USC 552a). The information is used to determine qualifications for employment, and is authorized under Title 5, USC, Section 3302 and 3361</li><li>DOI uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify</li><li>THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER</li></ul></div><p></p>
</div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>How You Will Be Evaluated</b></h3>
<div><p>You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.</p>
<p></p><ul><li><b>-Vacancy Related Questions:</b> As part of the online application process, you will need to respond to a series of questions designed to assess your possession of the following knowledge skills, abilities and/or competencies:</li></ul>
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<li>Interpersonal Communication</li><li>Leadership &amp; Supervision</li><li>Mechanical Ability</li><li>Collect Scientific Data</li><li>Scientific Instrumentation</li><li>Scientific Knowledge</li><li>Laboratory Techniques</li><li>Information Management</li></ul><ul><li><b>-Basis of rating: </b>Category rating will be used in the ranking and selection process for this position. The quality categories are Best Qualified, Well Qualified, and Qualified. You will be rated on the extent and quality of your experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position. If you are eligible, your on-line responses to the application questions will determine your placement in the appropriate quality category described above. Your responses must be substantiated by your resume. If you do not respond to the application questions you may be rated ineligible. Veterans' preference rules for category rating will be applied</li></ul>
<b>-NOTE:</b> If it is determined that you have rated yourself higher than is supported in your description of experience and/or education as described in your resume/application, or that your resume or application is incomplete, you may be rated ineligible, not qualified, or your score may be lowered.<br/>
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<b>To preview questions please </b><b>click here</b><b>.</b>
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<div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Background checks and security clearance</b></h3>
<div><div><h5 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Security clearance</b></h5>
<p>Not Required
</p></div><div><h5 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Drug test required</b></h5>
<p>No
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<h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Required Documents</b></h2>
<p></p><div><ul><li>-If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) or list of course work, which includes semester hours earned and grade received, by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration. This proof may be faxed, document uploaded, or hand delivered to the servicing Human Resources Office (see "Required Documents" and/or "Contact Information"). Please ensure that all documentation is legible</li></ul><br/>
<ul><li>-If you are claiming veterans' preference you must provide a legible copy of your DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, member 4 copy or any official documentation or statement from the Armed Forces that confirms your dates of service and that your separation, discharge, or release from active duty was under honorable conditions (i.e., Honorable or General Discharge). Note: If you have more than one DD-214 for multiple periods of active duty, submit a copy for each period of service</li></ul><br/>
<ul><li>-If you are currently on active military duty, you must provide documentation (e.g., campaign document, award citation, etc.), that verifies entitlement to veterans’ preference and that your character of military service is honorable</li></ul><br/>
<ul><li>-If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, in addition to the documents specified above, you must also submit documentation that supports your claim, e.g., an official statement from the Department of Veterans Affairs (dated 1991 or later) or from a branch of the Armed Forces certifying the existence of a service-connected disability, or the award of the Purple Heart, etc. The overall rating must be identified on your certification letter or separation orders</li></ul><br/>
<ul><li>-Documentation must be received by the closing date shown in this vacancy announcement. If you fail to submit any of the required documentation, you will not be granted veterans’ preference. Additional information on veterans' preference can be found in the VetGuide</li></ul><br/>
<ul><li>-If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, the Servicing Human Resources Office must receive proof by the closing date of this announcement that you meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330 Subpart F for CTAP and 5 CFR 330 Subpart G for ICTAP or you will not receive priority consideration. This includes a copy of the agency notice, your most recent Performance Rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location. Required documents may be faxed, uploaded, or hand delivered to the servicing Human Resources Office (see "Contact Information"). If you are a CTAP or ICTAP eligible, you will be considered well qualified if you earn a minimum score of 85 (prior to the assignment of veteran's preference points). For more information on CTAP/ICTAP please click here</li></ul><br/>
<ul><li>-Required documents may be: 1)faxed to the Agency Contact (see "Contact Information") 2)uploaded directly from your desktop 3)uploaded directly from your USAJOBS stored attachments 4)hand delivered to the servicing Human Resources Office (see 'Contact Information')</li></ul><br/>
<ul><li>-Auto-Requested Fax: allows you to submit required documentation that will be electronically displayed along with your resume</li></ul>
<p></p><div><h4 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
</b></h4><p>Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
</p><p>Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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<h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Benefits</b></h2>
<div><p>A career with the U.S. Government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Learn more about federal benefits.
</p><p></p><ul><li>USGS has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. The official worksite for the selectee is the duty station identified in this vacancy announcement. The selectee will typically report to this duty location on a regular and recurring weekly basis</li><li>For additional information on our internal telework policy, please reference the Department of the Interior Telework Handbook at: https://www.doi.gov/telework/policies</li><li>Working for the U.S. Geological Survey offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; health, life, dental, vision, and long term care insurance, flexible spending accounts, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System</li></ul><p></p><p>Review our benefits
</p><div><p>Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.</p></div></div></div></li></body>
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